Supply Chain Management Key Lever

Cisco looks to lean supply chain management to sense and respond to market demand. It will use its lean model as a competitive weapon during these challenging economic times. ...

... "Second, our supply chain management continues to be a key lever in our ability to maintain strong gross margins, while at the same time providing visibility and management of our demand planning. Over the last several years we have significantly enhanced our supply chain capabilities to better anticipate and manage demand. Our lean manufacturing model allows us to more fully optimize our supply chain inventory investment. We have enhanced processes and systems to provide increased visibility into inventory management and better responsiveness to fluctuations in demand. Over time, this has resulted in better lead times, on-time shipment predictability and improved inventory management across our supply chain. " ...

Via Cisco: Q1 Fiscal Year 2009 Performance

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SixSigma Enables Unified Communications Cost Efficient Service For Ford

Getronics receives contract with Ford to install, deploy, and manage a voicemail, audio conferencing, and web collaboration solution that is based on the Cisco Unified Communications solution. ...

... "Getronics' dedication to the Six Sigma methodology, a disciplined approach to quality that drives cost efficiency in service delivery, will play a key role in the implementation. The new unified communications solution delivered and managed by Getronics will enable a year over year savings, while consolidating Ford's technology infrastructure onto a single networking infrastructure. " ...

Via Getronics: Unified Communications For Ford Motor Company